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Carla Wallace, local activist and organizer, has devoted much of her life to advancing civil and human rights in Kentucky. She is co-founder of the Fairness Campaign and of LSURJ (Louisville Showing Up for Racial Justice). Here, she focuses on building coalitions by finding areas of commonality among diverse populations and by meeting people where they're at in their lives.

K.A. Owens interviews Community Activist Denita Wright about Community Redevelopment and Neighborhood Associations.

Recorded Friday February 3, 2023, 1PM.

Do you know what a Black Hole sounds like? Have you heard about the salamander that can fly or the goldfish that can drive? We also discuss the effect of social media and screen time on emotional health, and how the COVID pandemic is different than the Bubonic Plague and Cholera pandemics in terms of their effect on the income gap between rich and poor. How does increased school spending affect student achievement? Are pre-Kindergarten programs really worth it? All in Part-2 of our 'Year in Science' show.

Finally, Scott Miller tells us how to see Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), Mars, Venus, Jupiter, a planetary conjunction, constellations, and the Orion Nebula.

‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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On this week's Truth to Power, we bring you a special conversation with Lane Boldman, Executive Director of the Kentucky Conservation Committee, the voice for the environment in Frankfort. This conversation was hosted by the University of Louisville's Sustainability Council at their biweekly, public, online Sustainability Roundtable on January 31, 2023. The Sustainability Roundtable series is held on alternate Tuesdays from 4:00-4:50pm, and you can always find the link to join and information about upcoming speakers at http://louisville.edu/sustainability. On January 31st, Lane led a discussion of bills before the 2023 Kentucky Legislature that are of concern for those interested in sustainability and how citizens can effectively lobby their legislators to impact our policy landscape.

See follow-up resources online at http://kyconservation.org/legislative-resources-2023

You can watch a recording of Lane's seminar and see her slides at https://cardmaillouisville-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/jmmog001_louisville_edu/ETQLQWnlZS1NiXISiXYgeIgBDZQ-EBjA_sSGty8RiMwgpQ?e=Cfacbz

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 4pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Our guest this week, Jayne Moore Waldrop traded legal briefs of a law practice for her writing journals in an MFA program. Her first book, Drowned Town, is a novel in linked stories about the families who lost their homes in the 1960s when President Kennedy announced the creation of Land Between the Lakes, a national recreation area that resulted from damning several rivers and taking land from residents through eminent domain. Jayne explores what the meaning of home becomes when one’s home is now underwater. Her book was selected as one of the best southern books of 2021 by the Southern Review of Books.

Jayne has changed gears once again, this time to tell a picture book story for children titled A Journey in Color: The Art of Ellis Wilson about one of the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance, native Kentuckian Ellis Wilson, who won two Guggenheim Fellowships but has been virtually unknown in his home state. Jayne teamed up with acclaimed Nashville artist Michael McBride to create a book that helps give Wilson his due but also inspire children to follow their dreams.

And stay tuned to our social media accounts because we will be giving away one hardback copy of Jayne’s novel Drowned Town for one lucky winner.

You can find Jayne on her website https://www.jaynemoorewaldrop.com and social media on Instagram @jaynemoorewaldrop and FB Jayne Moore Waldrop, Author.

For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.  We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover.

Books Mentioned In This Episode:

1- Drowned Town by Jayne Moore Waldrop

2- A Journey in Color: The Art of Ellis Wilson by Jayne Moore Waldrop and illustrated by Michael McBride

3- The Rabbit Hutch. by Tess Gunty

4- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

5- These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant

6- Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

7- David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

8- Lark Ascending by Silas House

9- Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr

10- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Films mentioned--

1- So Much to Paint (A documentary on the work of Ellis Wilson

https://education.ket.org/resources/ellis-wilson-much-paint/

Nonprofit mentioned:

International Book Project - https://intlbookproject.org/

Ecologist Rodger Savory seeks to turn America's deserts into grasslands.

Derrick Jensen thinks industrial civilization is inherently unsustainable. This sets him apart from the endless chorus of environmental "leaders" who are trying to "save civilization."

Derrick's work is permeated with a reverence for life. His life's work can be summarized as follows: "This way of life is going to end. And when it does, I'd rather there be more of the world left rather than less."

What the climate movement needs is a commitment to certain principles and ethics. If we don't treat people right, technology will not save us. If we cannot prioritize the well being of people and our nonhuman relatives, then it won't matter how clever we are.

In this episode, I go through the Green Party's Economic Bill of Rights, part of its Green New Deal.

Then I share Hart's seven climate principles, including a commitment to ethics, a commitment to human flourishing and a transition to an economy of care, away from an economy of production.

Dr. Pam Gronemeyer discusses with Kay Tillow her work organizing Medicare For All ballot initiatives in Illinois townships

Solutions to Violence features Francesco Da Vinci. Francesco Da Vinci is a photographer, writer, and cosmologist. He is the author of I Refuse to Kill: My Path to Nonviolent Action in the 1960s. His background also includes motion picture and television photography as well as supplying images for more than 40 major publications including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Dance Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and LIFE Magazine.

Da Vinci is a peace activist, journalist, public speaker and professor of sociology.